Bagging-machine.



A Se LQ @wm/0% No. 769,783. PATENTED SEPT. 13, 1904. D. L. WHITTLE.

BAGGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2G. 1903.

No MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET '1.

No. 769,783. PATENTED SEPT. 13, 1904. D. L. WHITTVLE. BAGGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1903.

N0 MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED STATES Patented September 13, 1904.

PATENT EEicE.

BAGGING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,788, datedSeptember 13, 1904.

Application filed September 26, 1903. Serial No. 174,756. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Doo LISTEN WHITTLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Whittle Springs, in the county of Knox and State ofTennessee, have invented a new and useful Improvement inBagging-Machines, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

My `invention relates to machines which are intended to facilitate theplacing of various commodities into bags; and the object of the Linvention is to produce such a machine which shall be adapted to beeasily and effectively manipulated by one person to perform work which,without said machine, is difficult to perform and requires thecooperation of two or more men.

I have embodied my improvement in a machine which has been used forplacing sidepork into bags. It will be understood that the samestructure can be used for bagging other commodities.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is anelevation of the side of the machine opposite that shown in Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a rear elevation. Fig. t is a front elevation of a modiiiedreceiver.

Referring to said drawings, 1 is a base, and 2 2 are upright standardsrising from opposite sides of said base. In front of each standard anoblique brace 3 extends from the upper portion of the standard downwardto the base. Said braces serve to impart rigidity to said standards. Ahorizontal bar or similar member 4 joins said standards near their upperportion. frame of the machine. Between the upper ends of said standardsis located a platform or receiver 5. This is normally horizontal, but isso pivoted on an axial line extending thro ugh or adjacent to the upperends of said standards that said receiver may be tilted, the forward end(the left-hand end in Fig. 1) going downward, as shown by dotted linesin Fig. 1. Said hinge may be formed in any suitable manner. The drawingsshow a block 6 secured to the bottom of the receiver adjacent to eachstandard and a bolt 7 extending through said standards and blocks. Forthe purpose of controlling said receiver an up- Said several partsconstitute the right link 8 is secured to the lower edge of the receiverby an eyebolt 9 and to an oscillating bar 11 by an eyebolt 10. Saidoscillating bar is secured at one end by a horizontal shaft 12, saidshaft extending loosely through said bar and having its ends secured inthe adjacent standard 2 and a short standard 13, rising to a suitableheight from the base 1. To the opposite end ofthe bar l1 a plate 14 issecured. Said plate projects beyond the end of said bar and terminatesin a neck 15, which extends through a pedal 17 and receives a nut 16outside of said pedal. Said pedal 17 is arranged parallel to the side ofthe machine and is pivoted between its ends to the side of the standardwhich is adjacentl to the free end of the oscillating bar 11,. The freeend of said pedal extends forward beyond the brace 3 into convenientposition to be reached by the foot of an operator standing in front ofthe machine. The brace 3 has shoulders 18 extending above and below saidpedal and normally lock the latter against movement. It will be readilyunderstood that so long as said pedal is locked the oscillating bar 11,the link 8, and the receiver 5 will be held immovable. The dimensions ofthese parts and the points of connection are such as to bring thereceiver into approximately the horizontal position when the pedal islocked by said shoulders. The portion of the receiver extending forwardof its hinge is preferably longer than the portion extending rearward ofsaid hinge in order that when thel receiver is loaded it will tiltforward as soon as the pedal 17 has been released.

The operation is as follows: The articles which are to be put into a bagare placed upon the receiver and the bag is then drawn over the forwardend of the receiver and the articles resting thereon as far as isconveniently feasible. While lin this position the mouth of the bag isheld by the hands of the operator and the latter with one foot pressesthe free end of the pedal 17 outward beyond the shoulders 18 on thebrace 3. The preponderance of weight on the forward portion of thereceiver immediately tilts the latter forward and downward and thearticles constituting the load slide downward, drawing the bag IOO withthem. In bagging side-pork the pieces are laid iatwise upon andlengthwise of the receiver one upon the other, as shown in Fig. 1, and abag is then drawn into position over the forward end of the receiver andthe pile of sides. 1 Then while holding the mouth of the bag with hishands the operator releases the pedal and the sides of pork slidedownward, the bag being carried with them until it rests on the ioor,the operator still retaining his bold upon the mouth of the bag readyfor sewing. It will be observed that the sides `are then upright in thebag parallel to the length of the latter. On account of their size andshape this is necessary, and it is diflicult to so place them by hand.yOn account of their shape, size, and weight this work is slow andlaborious when ldone by hand, and. when done by hand the work requirestwo men, and forthisnumber it is heavy and slow.

For many commodities the receiver is preferably fiat, as shown in Figs.1, 2,- and 3. For vother .commodities it will lbe convenient to modifythe receiver-as, for example, to provide it with side walls 19-and anend wall 20, as shown Fig. 4.

I claim -as my inventionil. In a bagging device, a frame, a platformopen at its disch-arge end and hinged on said frame 'intermediate itsends, operative mechanism connected with said frame for for- '1wardlytilting-said platform,and loc-king meel anis-m including a leverfor holding said operative mechanism fin locked position, su=b 5stantial'ly as described.

2. In a bagging device, a frame, a platform l pivoted thereonintermediate its ends and adapted to engage a bag, operative mechanismconnected With said frame and platform for forwardly tilting thelatter,and a locking device connected with said frame, and operative mechanismfor holding said platform in position, substantially as described.

3. In a bagging device, a frame, aplatform pivoted thereon intermediateits ends and 4adapted to engage abag, a locking-lever pivoted betweenits ends, mechanism connecting one end of said lever to thev rear -en-dof said platform, and mechanism connected with said frame for lockingsaid lever, substantially as described.

4. In a bagging device, a frame, a platform pivoted thereon intermediateits lends and adapted to engagea bag, a locking-lever pivoted betweenits ends, a bar and link connecting said lever and said platform, andmechanism connected with said frame for locking said lever,substantially as described.

5. In abag-ging device, a frame, a platform pivoted thereon intermediateits ends and adapted to eng-age a bag, a locking-lever pivoted betweenits ends, -abar and `link connecting said lever and said platform, and`a notched brace for flocking said iev-er, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I. have signed my name, in presence of .twowitnesses, this 14th day of September, in the year 1903.

' DOG LISTEN `Witnessesz EDWARD HACKER, CARRIE R. IVY.

